Digital Nomad

Compare 500+ cities by cost of living, weather, internet speed, safety, and more — filtered to what matters most to you.

Built for digital nomads, remote workers, and expats making data-driven decisions about where to live next.

Live

Features

• City comparison — Browse and filter 500+ cities with data cards showing cost, weather, safety, and internet speed at a glance
• Advanced filters — Region, temperature range, price range, weather conditions, safety level, pollution, internet speed, and more
• Detailed city profiles — Cost breakdowns (nomad, expat, local, family), internet rankings, air quality, and monthly weather patterns
• Monthly weather calendar — Temperature, conditions, and climate scores for every month of the year
• Sort & search — Sort by total score, cost, internet speed, or safety; search by city or country name

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	Nuxt 3, Vue 3, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
Data Fetching	TanStack Vue Query, VueUse
Backend	Nuxt Server API, Prisma ORM
Database	PostgreSQL (Neon serverless)
Icons	Lucide
Deployment	Vercel (Frankfurt region)

Getting Started

Prerequisites: Node.js 18+, a Neon PostgreSQL database

git clone https://github.com/whoisarjen/digital-nomad.git
cd digital-nomad
npm install
cp .env.example .env   # fill in your environment variables
npx prisma db push
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000.

The predev script pulls environment variables from Vercel. Remove it from package.json if you're not using Vercel.

Scripts

Script	Description
npm run dev	Start development server
npm run build	Build for production
npm run preview	Preview production build
npm run typecheck	Run TypeScript type checking

Project Structure

src/
├── components/        # Vue components (filters, cards, pickers)
├── composables/       # Data fetching composables (TanStack Query)
├── pages/             # Nuxt pages (index, cities/[slug])
├── server/
│   ├── api/           # REST API (cities, filters, cron jobs)
│   └── utils/         # Prisma client
└── shared/            # Shared schemas (Zod)
prisma/
└── schema.prisma      # Database schema

Data Architecture

City data is enriched through scheduled cron jobs that collect data from multiple external APIs. Each job runs independently and updates the PostgreSQL database with weather patterns, quality-of-life indices, internet speed rankings, and city photos.

All data source URLs and API keys are configured via environment variables.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Author

Built by Kamil Owczarek.